Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-3016B - Verifying the Front Control Buttons and LCD; Verify the Connection; Connecting the Fortigate Unit to Your Network

FortiGate-3016B, FortiGate-3600A and FortiGate-3810A FortiOS 3.0 MR5 Install Guide
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Transparent mode installation Configuring
6 Press Esc to return to the main menu setting.
Verifying the front control buttons and LCD
To verify the interface settings entered from the front control buttons and LCD, go
to the web-based manager, System > Network > Interface.
Verify the connection
To verify your connection, try the following:
• browse to www.fortinet.com
• retrieve or send email from your email account
If you cannot browse to the web site or retrieve/send email from your account,
review the previous steps to ensure all information was entered correctly and try
again.
Connecting the FortiGate unit to your network
When you complete the initial configuration, you can connect the FortiGate unit
between your internal network and the Internet.
To connect the FortiGate unit running in Transparent mode
1 Connect Port 1 to the network segment connected to the external firewall or
router.
1 Connect Port 2 to the hub or switch connected to your internal network.
2 Optionally connect any interface to hubs or switches connected to your other
networks.
Figure 8: FortiGate-3600A Transparent mode connections
Other
network
FortiGate-3600A
Internet
Router
(or public switch)
Switch
or router
Port 2
Port 1
Internal
network
Switch
or router
Port 3